GammaGlobulin

I did not know that this happened....

Until you told me.....

Thank you!

Also: I have a better photo of a CAR FIRE....

Here it is.....

Here are the firemen who risked their lives trying to save the dog inside the burning car:

MIRACULOUSLY....The pooch survived.....

But, he lost his tail, after severe singing.....(not singeing, you will be happy to know)....

In the end, the fireman adopted the dog, whose owner (I forgot to tell you) perished in the blaze.....

After being sent in a MedeVac airlift to one of the best trauma centers for burn treatment, where the owner of the dog finally succumbed, but not before giving birth to triplets, while on life support, aided by a last-minute cesarean section, performed by the doctor who turned out to be her father.

I know this might seem far-fetched...but...

I read about it on TV.....

26 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Sad but true.

Unfortunately, all of this AI garbage and dumb photos encourages clicks and comments.

Clicks mean money and I have just contributed.

Actually, NO....

Garbage only begets Garbage....

And then....clicks quickly drop to NADA....

How long do you think The New Yorker  would last, if the magazine did not have great writers, like us.

Have you ever read Cheever?

It has been said that John Cheever built The New Yorker....

Anyway, this cannot go on.....for long.

Even WE will, someday, tire of the Garbage...and then....

We will lose interest here.

Just a guess....

Wait and see.....

How did it ever come to this, though?

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

This has to be the most stupid image linked to an article ever on this site and lately this takes some doing.

1 minute ago, Tropicalevo said:

Sad but true.

Unfortunately, all of this AI garbage and dumb photos encourages clicks and comments.

Clicks mean money and I have just contributed.

Someday, writers like us....

Will no longer be needed to get clicks.....from the bottom feeders, the bottom feeders who click on AI content.

Someday, we will need to stop writing, and just return to reading the classics......like....

This reminds me of a story I once read, about Cain and Abel.

Apparently, this has been happening for many centuries.

I love my brothers.

Unfortunately, some brothers just do not get along.

One of my favorite books is a compilation of Letters written between two brothers....

Vincent van Gogh, and his brother Theo.

I would prefer to see more positive news, such as this, on TV...because....

Once you begin to spiral down, just pandering to the baser instincts of us all...then...you...

Finally reach bottom.

So, as I say, when reading this news item, you really ought to think about the uplifting letters shared between Vincent van Gogh and his brother, Theo....

Such a terrible thing....

A brother killing a brother....

I just wonder why TV would post such a thing, unless....

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

This has to be the most stupid image linked to an article ever on this site and lately this takes some doing.

Might have been worse.....

33 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

It would be easier and cheaper just to raise Bangkok by a meter or two, by injecting water deep underground. 

What KIND of water?

Salt water?

Where would you get this water?

From the sea?

What caused the subsidence in the first place????

Were they not pumping underground water OUT?

So, now you want to pump it back in?

Are you sure that you have thought this out...thoroughly?

Sounds like a Harebrained Scheme, to me.....!

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Groundwater-pumping-from-the-Bangkok-aquifer-system_fig3_262915755

Where did you do your research>

Leads University?

12 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Dikes keep sea water out..

Dikes?

How do you spell that, again?

Has anyone even considered the question:

IF there were a decent Presidential Debate to be held...then....

Would the average American be able to even UNDERSTAND what was being debated?

So, then, what's the point of Presidential Debating, unless it's just to show off one's hairdo?

So then, what is the point of a debate when MOST Americans cannot read past the 3rd-grade level?

I am not AGAINST Americans, being an American myself.

However, as most advertisers know......

In order to sell any product, including the Presidency, you just gotta DUMB IT DOWN enough for the dumb Americans to understand, much of anything.

Speaking of which, The Selling of the President 1968, is a book we all fondly recall....

Most ad agencies will tell you that if you write ad copy, or anything promoting a product, like Trump, then you just gotta....

Keep it DUMB, so that the American public can be emotionally motivated to eat, drink, or buy, anything, including Tricky Dick!

So then....

Just how DUMB must one be to be willing to sit through a Presidential debate?

Maybe, about....

IQ of 97, or so, which is the average IQ for Americans, even though Americans get dumber by the day, due to the corn products they love.

Better to just PIG OUT....rather than...to PRETEND....that....

One is watching a real debate.....

As I see it....the MAIN problem with these American Presidential debates is this:

You have one NITWIT debating the other NITWIT, about unimportant issues.

So, if you REALLY want a good debate, then you should have some smart person debating Trump.

And, then, you should have another smart person, debating Biden.

I would like to see Buckley debate Biden.

I would like to see Chomsky debate Trump.

All four of them together, on one stage!

If we could only do this, then the American people would be treated to an actual debate.

Most Americans do not listen to real debate, just because they are too busy getting fat off corn.

Americans are Children of the Corn, in fact.

Most of American's diet derives from Corn.

And, so, after eating so much corn, then....

How could anyone THINK straight?

Anyway, as I say....regarding a good debate....

Chomsky should debate Trump.

Buckley should debate Biden.....

And then, some of us lesser mortals might learn what these two Goons, Biden and Trump, actually THINK about anything, assuming they have any interesting thoughts.

Here is what I am talking about.

I like to watch a good debate, as much as the next guy....

But, I like my debates to have debating in the debates!

Here is a real debate:

These days, though, it seems that the average American has had the intelligence beaten out of him.

Therefore, why should he even care what is, or what is not, a debate?

Forget the Questions,during the debate because:

Everybody knows that it is the guy with the BEST HAIR who always wins the debate.

Kennedy had better hair than Nixon, by a long shot.

But then, is Trump lying about his full head of hair?

Is Trump cheating by enhancing his Orange Do?

And, what about Biden?

Does he use Minoxidil?

Hair is extremely important to the American Public because.....

Nobody asks the HARD questions, and so the debate is about how they walk, and not how they talk.

It has been said that Roosevelt would not have been reelected if there was TV to see him in a wheelchair.

A full set of hair is seen a virility.

And, Americans love anyone who is virile, with a pair.

When is the last time you saw a bald president in the age of TV?

IKE was a special case, having been a conquering hero, like Nero, returning after victory.

Any Social Scientist worth his/her salt knows that physical stature, tallness, like Mendelian Beans, is more important than logic, and competence.

And, the physical traits of debaters are more important than their arguments, as well.

This debate is a JOKE before it has even begun.

So then, why stew about it?

There are PLENTY in academia who have the brain power to debate the F out of either Biden or Trump.

You want me to tell you who could debate the F out of Biden and Trump, combined, without breaking a sweat?

Robert McNamara....That's who.....

He was one Heck of a Cold Warrior, for sure.....

Just watch his Fog of War.

Lesson #8:  Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.... (Do you think Trump does?)

McNamara could wipe the floor with Trump in any debate.....

Biden will be lucky if he can walk to the podium, and find his way home.

Biden is from PA, same as I.

Biden once rode the Paoli Local, same as I.

He's a good guy, not doubt.

But, he is just too old, and not as intelligent as one needs to be, these days, to hold the office he holds.

My Prediction:  At least one of these two ancient relics will fall over before the debate is even half through....

12 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Just like winblows the post has too much bloatware

Did you ever stop to consider that....

Although Negroponte's One-Laptop-Per-Child scheme might have failed....

Still....

Linux is alive and well for All God's Chillun ....

In the form of cheap smartphones, available to some of the poorest children, around he world.

There are so many valid reasons to love Linux...and....opensource software....

Even in your refrigerator....

Someday, maybe....

All God's Chillun will have a Linux Laptop......

The Dream is STILL alive.....

(Just takes more time than we thought, maybe....)

Who is standing in the way?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2003/may/18/business.microsoft

Those were the days, before Gates' wife left him, and before Gates took a ride on Epstein's Lolita Express....!

Jobs and Gates....

Not much difference, except that Gates has a far better sense of humor, and is far smarter, too.

OPENSOURCE holds out MUCH hope for the world....unless....

You got your copyright, and your IP, barring the way to faster progress.....right?

So, who cannot but feel a bit jaded, at this late stage in the game.

Nothing will change, until change is forced upon us.....And, no need to wait too long for that, either....

https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-climate-risk-assessment

Batten down the hatches....

It's going to get a bit bumpy soon....

And, nobody cares about Linux, either!

3 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Just like winblows the post has too much bloatware

NICE!

Very NICE!

10 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

There's altogether too much software requiring a too large investment of time up front.

 

Hopefully my current passion will bear fruit and I can learn how to make my home smarter and efficient.  Currently the home automation landscape is very fractured and the path to building heterogenous systems still passes through a minefield.

Good Luck, to you Sir!

Chok Di!

I feel your pain!

And, I just hope that....one day...in the not too distant future.....

These girls can, also, get their FRACTURED landscape up to par.....

Hopefully, they will be able to buy some heterogeneous systems that might help them, along their path....

Through the minefield, which IS their lives, doubtlessly.....

By the way, as you can see from this photo of my home....

We just LOVE Garlic!

2 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

Have you ever used an Apple desktop?  The included software really makes so many things easy that require third party software/hardware on other systems.

 

I just learned one very smooth method to create PDF's of paper documents using my iPhone together with MacOS.  Now I can declutter my desk and file cabinets quickly and without needing to buy a scanner or software.  I can just take my iPhone and docs out to the living room where there is ample natural light, snap a shot of each page and the PDF is automagically created on my desktop in the office.

 

I agree that Jobs was not a pleasant person in many regards, but he definitely brought some great products to fruition.

Please note:

As you say, Apple is for idiots who don't really want to spend time monkeying around with software....

So, as you say, maybe VueScan is not for everybody...

Still, I used it in the past...and....

It was far easier and more functional than the Canon software that is provided with the Canon flatbed scanners.

And, it is multiplatform....

I guess there are better offerings...but.....

VueScan should be enough for most users, unless you are scanning something.....RIDICULOUS.....

Note:  The only reason I post this is just that I have used it in the past, and was impressed.  And, it's not expensive to buy.....

https://imagescience.com.au/knowledge/vuescan-review

Note:  Is there something better for the money?

Note2:  Here is a review of VueScan from PCMAG....

So, as you can see....

This is the best scanner software for me.

I do not worry about the steep learning curve, because...I have used this software in the past, and I liked it.

Also, I have too much time on my hands.  And so, I like software which has a steeper learning curve.

In addition, I do not worry about not having enough RAM for the images I like to scan.  My computer has 64GB of RAM.  This is enough for most very-large images, although, of course, NOT the LARGEST images....

For Example:  There are a few super-large images coming from Space which are even larger than my small computer can handle.  I do not mean Mars.  I mean...DEEP SPACE.

There are images which are sent from space that require even more than 64GB of RAM....

43 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I have two flatbed scanners.

 

Without a flatbed scanner, how could I copy War and Peace, and save to my computer?

 

In fact, I have uploaded here hundreds of pages of Chinese Language Textbooks.....but I forget under which comment I uploaded.

 

The best software for scanning I have found is:

 

This will do better than using your phone as a scanner, FOR SURE.

 

Anyway, I have two Canon flatbeds....

220....

 

Like this:

 

 

These are the prices for Linux systems, I think.

https://www.hamrick.com/

 

The software that is provided with the Japanese Canon scanners...if for the birds.

 

The Japanese are unable to write great software which has great machine-human interface....

The Japanese have not yet learned how to speak and write English, either.

 

This is what led to the devastating crash of a Boeing 747.

Just a matter of the Japanese getting things....adze-backwards.

They forgot to put the nut on correctly in the tail of the aircraft.

Haha.....and BOOM!

 

Yes, the Japanese have a BIG problem with consumer software, although they are great with machines, being MACHINES, themselves, little COGS in the Wheel of the Empire of the Rising Sun.....

 

Read about it.....just a....
Failure to communicate.

Thankfully, though, the Hiroo guy made atonement, in the only acceptable way, in Japan....

 

So, anyway....

I really like the Japanese scanners...but the software is the pits!

 

This is why you gotta pay to use 3rd-party software if you want to do some serious scanning, and manipulating of images, etc.

 

People think that Linux is FREE, as in Free Beer, as Richard is fond of saying.

 

But, we who choose to use Linux do NOT use it to save money.

We use it to be FREE of Carappola Companies, founded by CONTROL FREAKS, like Jobs and Gates.....

 

We do NOT mind paying for good software, such as 3rd-party scanner software, to go with our hardware purchased from Japan.

 

Someday, in a thousand years, the Japanese will learn how to write software which is INTUITIVE to the rest of the people on Planet Earth......

 

Jobs was a fruitcake.

 

And, Jobs did more harm to this world than you might imagine.....

 

Talk about IP, for example, and patents.....

 

We need to RID OURSELVES of these control freaks, and IP, and copyright, and just let information roam free, around the world.....

 

This is the REAL way to make faster progress......

 

Let the information FREE, Please!

 

Note:  Wow, I guess JAL will not make the same mistake, again, in a million years.  BUT, the Boeing guy, at the meeting, was a BIT PEEVED, to say the least.  The JAL guy screwed on a bolt, adze-backwards, as I recall....

 

WHAT a NUT CASE!

 

Like the pun?

 

Note:  But, thank you very much for reminding me to download and install scanner software on my Linux computers.  And, as I recall, there is a proprietary version of VueScan available, using YaST installer, without needing to do much, other than to press a few buttons, to get it working on and openSUSE computer.....

 

I can scan up to about THIS resolution, which is plenty for me.....

I mean, I am not trying to make a FAKE of Mona Lisa, or nothing....

 

 

 

NOTE....  Canon has scanner software ported for Linux....but....I have never tired it.....And...I will NOT try it....probably....

 

 

Well....That didn't take long....did it....!

Everything just WORKS with Linux, SO MUCH BETTER than that Fruity OS!

VueScan is OK....but....one might imagine....there might be even better scanner software for Linux, unavailable to Apple users.....

No Doubt!

1 hour ago, gamb00ler said:

 

I just learned one very smooth method to create PDF's of paper documents using my iPhone together with MacOS.  Now I can declutter my desk and file cabinets quickly and without needing to buy a scanner or software. 

I have two flatbed scanners.

Without a flatbed scanner, how could I copy War and Peace, and save to my computer?

In fact, I have uploaded here hundreds of pages of Chinese Language Textbooks.....but I forget under which comment I uploaded.

The best software for scanning I have found is:

This will do better than using your phone as a scanner, FOR SURE.

Anyway, I have two Canon flatbeds....

220....

Like this:

These are the prices for Linux systems, I think.

https://www.hamrick.com/

The software that is provided with the Japanese Canon scanners...if for the birds.

The Japanese are unable to write great software which has great machine-human interface....

The Japanese have not yet learned how to speak and write English, either.

This is what led to the devastating crash of a Boeing 747.

Just a matter of the Japanese getting things....adze-backwards.

They forgot to put the nut on correctly in the tail of the aircraft.

Haha.....and BOOM!

Yes, the Japanese have a BIG problem with consumer software, although they are great with machines, being MACHINES, themselves, little COGS in the Wheel of the Empire of the Rising Sun.....

Read about it.....just a....
Failure to communicate.

Thankfully, though, the Hiroo guy made atonement, in the only acceptable way, in Japan....

So, anyway....

I really like the Japanese scanners...but the software is the pits!

This is why you gotta pay to use 3rd-party software if you want to do some serious scanning, and manipulating of images, etc.

People think that Linux is FREE, as in Free Beer, as Richard is fond of saying.

But, we who choose to use Linux do NOT use it to save money.

We use it to be FREE of Carappola Companies, founded by CONTROL FREAKS, like Jobs and Gates.....

We do NOT mind paying for good software, such as 3rd-party scanner software, to go with our hardware purchased from Japan.

Someday, in a thousand years, the Japanese will learn how to write software which is INTUITIVE to the rest of the people on Planet Earth......

Jobs was a fruitcake.

And, Jobs did more harm to this world than you might imagine.....

Talk about IP, for example, and patents.....

We need to RID OURSELVES of these control freaks, and IP, and copyright, and just let information roam free, around the world.....

This is the REAL way to make faster progress......

Let the information FREE, Please!

Note:  Wow, I guess JAL will not make the same mistake, again, in a million years.  BUT, the Boeing guy, at the meeting, was a BIT PEEVED, to say the least.  The JAL guy screwed on a bolt, adze-backwards, as I recall....

WHAT a NUT CASE!

Like the pun?

Note:  But, thank you very much for reminding me to download and install scanner software on my Linux computers.  And, as I recall, there is a proprietary version of VueScan available, using YaST installer, without needing to do much, other than to press a few buttons, to get it working on and openSUSE computer.....

I can scan up to about THIS resolution, which is plenty for me.....

I mean, I am not trying to make a FAKE of Mona Lisa, or nothing....

NOTE....  Canon has scanner software ported for Linux....but....I have never tired it.....And...I will NOT try it....probably....

9 minutes ago, Presnock said:

Yeah we had a new pump installed at our rental house....installer said he hesitated even installing it as the way it was wired - saying unsafe.  Anyway he too said he would return and let us pay for him to correct the wiring but he never came back. 

Maybe he was just blowing smoke.....

6 minutes ago, grs90 said:

Last week, despite all my efforts to avoid it, the wife had family over to stay for a couple of nights.  They certainly enjoyed their visit and using the air conditioning in their bedroom, running it at full power and at the lowest temperature possible.  They also enjoyed using the shower in the guest bedroom.

 

The problem it gave me though was that the circuit breaker for the lights kept tripping while they were doing it.  

Yes.

The wiring here is abominable.

For some reason, electrician folks here are unable to compute amperage-watts-volts.

This is something that one learns early in life, or should, in either middle school, or, latest, in high school, just via the study of Physics.

I am not sure if anyone in Thailand has taken a rigorous course in Physics, either in HS or at university.

I think they must steer clear of such difficult subjects.

I have often thought that it would be best to formulate some sort of aptitude  test for electricians who come to my house to charge me money for doing dangerous things.

Maybe somebody should start a company providing electrical work.

Then send the employees to HK for training.

I have never had any problems in HK, or Taiwan, or Japan.

After a few years here, I now have ZERO confidence in the technicians available in the local area.

NOTE:  I really wish, now, that I had taken a two-year approved course for training of electricians, before arriving in Thailand.

Too late now, I guess.

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It's almost funny when the internet, which was supposed to allow communication also in case of a nuclear war, is almost down.

Ok, part of it.

 

 

The Internet is NOT hardened against NMR.

And, who ya gonna call...in the event of a nuclear war, anyway?

The Ghost Busters?

3BB is ALWAYS good, for me.

Good customer service.

Almost zero downtime.

Fast internet speed.

Low latency, IMHO.

Just my experience, of course.

6 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

Now if you'd debloated your Windows from the start and kept it that way, tuned it up, and turned off all the apps running in the background, then it'd be running much, much faster, possibly comparable to OpenSUSE KDE. It isn't a lightweight distro for rejuvenating old hardware. That said, Linux does tend to outperform Windows in new installations, though you may not really notice enough to get excited about.

 

 

Of course not. Heh.

 

 

Out of the box, they're comparable. Linux offers far more possibilities for immediate customization. With some effort, however, Windows can look as good as you want to look.

 

 

 

I remember one old buzzard (sensitive, so I dare not name him, lest he report me again), ranting some years ago about the UI change from Win 7 to 10. He was evidently unaware that Win 10 could be customized to look and act like his beloved 7. But he ignored the helpful info and left Windows in a huff for Linux. Mostly, that is.

 

 

Yup, so I told you.

 

 

And aren't in the least embarrassed to have such genius on public display. Now where's the imagined new supercomputer or even the parts? This 9-year-old already finished building hers, in less time no doubt than you spent posting all this nonsense:

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, you may just go right back to Windows, with all the accompanying huffing and puffing.

 

 

No particular reason to do that. The original is probably the safety net: still got Windows on it.🙂

 

 

And there's an excellent reason why not: it hasn't been built yet. If you actually have the parts, why not just finally take them over to JIB and let them do it for you?

 

 

Your Windows is slow. Mine's fast and looks great. So as well my Linux. 🙂 

 

 

I love seeing young kids assembling computers, as well as participating in other science projects.

Really, so important....!

4 minutes ago, BigStar said:

Yup, so I told you.

I already told you that you provide good info.

I know the wheat.

And, I know the chaff.

Maybe, you are about half-and-half....

Still good, though...

TKS!

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah but dollars to donuts Trump will just lie about agreeing.

Did you mean that Trump will just lie about, agreeing?

Or...

Did you mean that Trump will lie that he agreed?

Sometimes, I find your posts just too ambiguous for my tastes.

Have you ever studied formal logic?

I did.

Will either one remember who they are debating, once they arrive at the debating venue?

Whatever happened to Hillary?

If Biden donned a Hillary wig, then this debate just might get interesting.